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Submitted by johndhunter on Tuesday, 02 April 2024 Page Views: 64

Neolithic and Bronze AgeSite Name: Penhill Gate Tumuli
Country: England
NOTE: This site is 0.817 km away from the location you searched for.
County: Yorkshire (North) Type: Barrow Cemetery
Nearest Town: Northallerton Nearest Village: Cowesby / Kepwick
Map Ref: SE4745390251
Latitude: 54.305666N Longitude: 1.272239W
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3	Reasonable but with some damage
2	Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1	Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
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5	Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4	Short walk on a footpath
3	Requiring a bit more of a walk
2	A long walk
1	In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
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**Penhill Gate Tumuli** submitted by johndhunter : Barrow ‘A’ at SE 47391 90225 – Denuded, disturbed and spread out, the barrow is the rough ground, in the centre of the image, in front of the trees, March 2014. As is usually the case with these low lying barrows it is much easier to make out with the naked eye at the location itself. (Vote or comment on this photo)

Barrow Cemetery in Yorkshire (North)

Three bronze age round barrows in close proximity to one another – However in reality whilst there may still may be traces, one of them has now gone. They are in very prominent positions on what, at this point is gently sloping ground on a spur which projects westward from the Hambleton Hills above the village of Kepwick.

Referring to the uploaded sketch map:
Barrow ‘A’ at SE 47391 90225 – Official records describe this as made of earth and stone, 9m in diameter and 0.75m high. It doesn’t look anywhere near this height to me, its very much disturbed, spread out and denuded, however it was still recognisable for what it is and easy to locate.

Barrow ‘B’ at SE 47453 90251 – Though still of no great height (0.9m) it is the most prominent of the barrows and being at the northern edge of the spur its profile stood out clearly when I visited, however it looks like it might be bracken covered in the summer months. It is 10m in diameter.

Barrow ‘C’ at SE 4748 9016 – The map reference is from official records and was described in 1963 as being 2ft high and 15 to 18ft in diameter and already much disturbed by rabbits and people hunting for them. Today (2024) it has gone and does not show up on aerial archaeology mapping, it was descheduled in 1994. I myself first looked for it in 2014 and my layman's eye found nothing, consequently I never bothered with it after that, though I passed by this way several times. Perhaps an expert will see traces and indeed it is still marked as a cairn on the present day (2024) 1:25 OS map as are the other two barrows. I myself also get the impression that it was never of much consequence, before finally disappearing, for example it does not show at all on the historical 1857 OS map whilst both the other barrows are identified. See HERE, when the map opens, zoom in to the left hand centre of the map and locate Black Hill, just to the left of that, though obscured you will see the word Penhill Gate and above and to the left of that, the two Tumuli designated ‘A’ and ‘B’ on this site page. ‘C’ is not shown.

Red Gate – The barrows sit beside an ancient route which runs from the village of Kepwick up the spur to join the HAMBLETON DROVE ROAD (Hambleton Street) which runs along the western edge of the Hambleton Hills. This route was known as Red Gate and was still marked as such on the 1857 map whose link is provided above as it passes by Gallow Hill on its way up the spur. This route will have had its origins in prehistoric times, these and other barrows along its route are evidence of this.

Sources:
Hayes R. H, 1988 - Old Roads and Pannierways in North East Yorkshire Page 49.
HERR MONUMENT 55733
Historic England LIST ENTRY 1008583 and LIST ENTRY 1008584
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SE4790 : Fence and Shooting Butts, Black Hill by Mick Garratt — by Mick Garratt
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SE4790 : Kepwick, Penhill Gate by Mel Towler — by Mel Towler
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SE4790 : Route of Bridleway beside wall on Pen Hill by Trevor Littlewood — by Trevor Littlewood
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SE4790 : View through the trees above Cowesby Hall by Gordon Hatton — by Gordon Hatton
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SE4790 : Old Boundary Marker by Black Hill, Cowesby Parish by Milestone Society — by Milestone Society
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